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Vectorworks, Inc. and Bluebeam, Inc. announced a new integration between Vectorworks Cloud Services and Bluebeam Studio that supports an online review and approval process for digital construction drawings and 3D models.... Read More...

Leers Weinzapfel Associates’ 58,000-square-foot Harvard University Allston Campus District Energy Facility (DEF) represents a new, highly efficient infrastructure typology — the cogeneration plant — that will provide electricity and hot water as well as chilled water to the campus.... Read More...

Recognizing that the issues of water and energy are critically interdependent, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is launching a new research institute to focus resources on its growing portfolio of projects for water innovation. ... Read More...

South America is one of the most earthquake-prone regions of the world and has witnessed tremendous losses throughout recorded history. A recently released U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report provides probabilistic tools to help engineers assess seismic hazards, risk, and building code requirements, potentially saving lives and dollars.... Read More...

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced two new studies aimed at laying out a road map for enhancing the Harrisburg Transportation Center and the area adjacent to the station.... Read More...

Bridges change shape, which is why they are usually built with expansion joints. At Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), a technology has been developed that makes it possible to forego these joints, thus saving time and money.... Read More...